Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands

Yemen’s Houthis pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces, after a report that US President Donald Trump had called off US strikes on the group at the last minute, Reuters reported. Riyadh was apparently struck on Saturday for the first time since the escalation…

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The Federal Reserve is shadowboxing inflation

Kevin Warsh and his minions at the Federal Reserve are shadowboxing. Mind you, they should certainly be battling inflation. But instead, they seem to be fighting rising oil prices. That’s not the same thing. Inflation, properly defined, is an increase in the supply of money and credit. Price inflation – rising consumer prices – is one symptom of this…

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US Dollar Regains Momentum as Fed Turns Hawkish. Forecast as of 21.09.2026

2026.09.21 2026.09.21 US Dollar Regains Momentum as Fed Turns Hawkish. Forecast as of 21.09.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The increase in the federal funds rate, coupled with Kevin Warsh’s hawkish rhetoric, surprised speculators who had been selling the US dollar for seven consecutive weeks. Let’s examine the situation and develop a trading plan for the EUR/USD pair. The article covers the…

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Dow Jones edges up as Trump floats a meeting with Iran

The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades near 51,900 after its worst week since March. Crude Oil fell back under $100 after President Trump told Fox News he’d probably be open to meeting Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian at the United Nations General Assembly this week. LPL Financial’s Jeffrey Roach says Fed Chair Warsh’s committee has tied its inflation outlook to…

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